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23.1; problem with attachments

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Art Werschulz <agw <at> dsm.fordham.edu>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.1; problem with attachments
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:02:56 -0400

Running rmail, I visited a msg that had an attachment.  
I typed the "v" key, hoping to view the attachment.
I got the following error msg (from the *Messages* buffer):

rmail-mm-get-boundary-error-message: Malformed boundary; type: (multipart/alternative (boundary . =_alternative 0056AED705257627_=)); disposition: (inline); encoding: nil

If you like, I'll send you the entire message that produced the error.
Unfortunately, I can't generate a "minimal example", because on some
msgs the "v" command works and on some it doesn't; I am unable to
charactize a condition that makes the difference.


In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.16.5)
 of 2009-08-26 on x86-2.fedora.phx.redhat.com
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10603000
configured using `configure  '--build=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--host=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--target=i586-redhat-linux-gnu' '--program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/libexec' '--localstatedir=/var' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--with-dbus' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--with-tiff' '--with-xft' '--with-xpm' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 'target_alias=i586-redhat-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m32 -march=i586 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: C
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.utf8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=none
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: RMAIL

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-u <escape> x r m a i l <return> R M A I L . k e e 
p <return> p p p p v q C-x b <return> C-x b * <backspace> 
R M A I L <return> C-x k <return> C-x C-f R M <tab> 
C-g C-x b R <tab> <return> <escape> x r e p o r - <backspace> 
t - b u g <return>

Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
Counting messages...done
Showing message 14
Showing message 14...done
rmail-mm-get-boundary-error-message: Malformed boundary; type: (multipart/alternative (boundary . =_alternative 0056AED705257627_=)); disposition: (inline); encoding: nil
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Message #8 received at 4539 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Art Werschulz <agw <at> dsm.fordham.edu>
Cc: 4539 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4539: 23.1; problem with attachments
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:22:41 -0400

Art Werschulz wrote:

> If you like, I'll send you the entire message that produced the error.

If you don't mind, that would be best.

Otherwise, we at least need to see all the lines that relate to mime
boundaries.

Message #13 received at 4539-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 4539-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4539: 23.1; problem with attachments
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:24:19 -0400

    
Thank you for the example mail (received off-list). I believe the
following changes fix this issue:

    * mail/rmailmm.el (rmail-mime-multipart-handler): Accept the case
    where there is no newline after the final mime boundary.
    Move markers on insertion so that any buttons inserted
    don't end up in the next part of a multipart message.

http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/lisp/mail/rmailmm.el?root=emacs&r1=1.10&r2=1.11&pathrev=MAIN

Message #18 received at 4539 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Art Werschulz <agw <at> dsm.fordham.edu>
To: 4539 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4539 closed by Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> (Re: bug#4539:
 23.1; problem with attachments)
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:44:00 -0400

Hi.

This seems to fix the problem.  FTTB, I have put the modified
rmmail.el into /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp.  When the next Fedora 11
emacs RPM comes out, I'll check to see whether it has the new
rmmail.el or not; when this happens, I'll delete the version that I
installed in /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp.

Do you have any idea how I can expedite the process of getting a new
Fedora 11 emacs RPM (containing this fix) to happen?

Thanks.

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Message #21 received at 4539 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Art Werschulz <agw <at> dsm.fordham.edu>
Cc: 4539 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4539: closed by Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> (Re: bug#4539: 23.1; problem with attachments)
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:53:43 -0400

Art Werschulz wrote:

> Do you have any idea how I can expedite the process of getting a new
> Fedora 11 emacs RPM (containing this fix) to happen?

Report the issue and the fix to Fedora, if you haven't already.
I'm not familiar with Fedora, so I don't know what their policy on
such matters is.

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